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National Geographic Kids: Ultimate Bug-opedia Second Edition (Disney)

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The most complete bug reference ever! Love bugs? Then this book is for you! Don’t love bugs? You will after reading this book! Newly updated and expanded, Ultimate Bug-opedia is jam-packed with even more gorgeous photographs and fascinating profiles than ever before. Feast your eyes on... Read More
Format: Hardback
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The most complete bug reference ever!

Love bugs? Then this book is for you! Don’t love bugs? You will after reading this book!

Newly updated and expanded, Ultimate Bug-opedia is jam-packed with even more gorgeous photographs and fascinating profiles than ever before. Feast your eyes on your favourite creatures that crawl, climb, flit, and flutter—and meet two newly discovered species (the piggyback beetle and the manga metallic stick insect)!

Discover the cool adaptations that make some insects perfect for hiding in plain sight. Learn about six different types of spiderwebs. Marvel at how red fire ants survive floods by forming living rafts. Find out which cockroach is cute (really!) and many more fascinating facts.

Did you know that the giant carrion beetle can smell dead animals through its antennae from almost two miles away? Or that common jezebel butterfly caterpillars bungee jump from a silk thread on their head?

Jump into these pages and discover everything you want to know about the wonderful world of bugs.

Series: National Geographic Kids

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761727627

Publisher: Scholastic Australia

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 August 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Scholastic Australia

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 225.0mm

Height: 285.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 296

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